Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Melgar 6th on 31, Ayacucho 17th on 15. Ayacucho's recent output lagged their position: 33rd on form over five rounds while 17th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Melgar 1.56 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Ayacucho 0.78 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.32.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Melgar wins, 1 for Ayacucho, 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 80% of the meetings won by the home side. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Arequipa (capacity 60,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Melgar led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Melgar: Jhonny Vidales (18'), Gregorio Rodríguez (90') · Ayacucho: Franco Caballero (63')